Boxing

[Chazza]

Ward or Abraham in Vegas

More likely to be Chavez

[RichC]

That would bring big money and it's winnable; Ward is too good IMO and Chavez would be far more exciting

[Doc_Piptorious]

Yup, saw it as Froch as the aggressor it was certainly a tight fight but what a finish, I'm not sure if any Super Middle Weight would have managed to deal with that shot.

I guess he'll want Ward again and then call it a day, I'd be very surprised if Froch has any interest in fighting Degale

Hope he does think he can take Ward and pushes for that match up. For my money Ward is a more rounded fighter now to when he first fought and beat Froch.

Ward 2014 at his best beats Froch 2014 at his best imo, and would not be surprised to see the ref save Froch if the fight gets made for late in the year.

[Chris]

More likely to be Chavez

Yeah It'll be Chavez or no one. Abraham?! That'd get about 2000 people turn up if they're lucky. And no one gives a **** about Ward outside of California, the first Froch fight had a miserable attendance, it wasn't fan friendly and Ward has barely had a fight since due to being lazy and now in a promotional mess.

[RichC]

Ward will beat him again and probably at a canter tbh. Never say never with Froch as he's certainly got no quit in him but Ward is super slick and tough to catch.

[red g]

Nope he's had two mandatory fights in a row so doesn't need to fight the mandatory immediately

the 'agreement' was 120 days, Hearn said last night, Although i reckon that something will have been said with regards the winner as it makes sense for Groves v De Gale even if he won. For Froch, De Gale makes no sense.

[captainfog]

Saying on the radio that no chance of a fight with Ward and mainly because Ward doesn't bring the crowds and therefore doesn't bring the money.

[spud_gun]

Saying on the radio that no chance of a fight with Ward and mainly because Ward doesn't bring the crowds and therefore doesn't bring the money.

and Ward beats Froch 99 times out of 100

Notable that neither Froch nor Hearn mentioned Ward in their post fight interviews.

[captainfog]

and Ward beats Froch 99 times out of 100

Notable that neither Froch nor Hearn mentioned Ward in their post fight interviews.

I mean the pundits were saying that, not Froch.

He'll want one final big pay day, that's for sure.

[Chazza]

[tanner]

I can't help but feel a little disappointed with "the greatest punch ever".

Right on the button it was, but after listening to the media since last night I found it a bit of a let down.

As others have said, if he fights Ward, he retires with a loss.

[Liverpool]

How come Groves wasn't given a count? Wouldnt have changed anything but still

[RichC]

I think the ref saw it was all over straight away and quite rightly too.

[Zapater]

Definitely, the way he fell, he was finished. If he got up and the ref allowed him to continue, it wouldn't have been pretty.

The way things were starting to transpire, I started to think that Groves was going to win the fight, he was starting to land the right hand more consistently. But he got caught with a fantastic shot, which really surprised me because Froch doesn't really have a record of one punch knock outs. Usually he does his damage through flurries of punches, but that was a beauty.

[Mike]

What a night it was

Don't know how it came across on TV but being there was absolutely fantastic. The atmosphere was electric and it felt very, very special.

One thing I didn't like was people booing Khan - why boo him ffs there did seem to be a large amount of 'plastic' fans this time around, but then again that is to be expected with a fight of this magnitude.

As soon as that punch landed you knew it was game over. What a shot - completely out of the blue. Haven't had a chance to watch it back yet but I had Groves ahead by one round which seems to be against most people. Still, what a night and it was awesome to be there!

DeGale vs Groves II makes sense - possibly for the vacant IBF when Froch doesnt take the DeGale fight?